OCN NI is proud to announce its new status as the first Associate Member of the Joint Council for Qualifications @JCQcic . This marks a significant milestone in vocational education for OCN NI learners and centres.
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A @Teachertapp poll shows that only 55% of schools affected by a cyber incident last academic year, recovered immediately, compared to 63% previously.
Stay cyber safe with @NCSC’s tips:
ncsc.gov.uk/collection/small…
🛡️Play your part, be cyber smart.
ALT Schools and colleges that experienced cyber security incidents, reported losing entire classes' coursework, and faced weeks of disruption to teaching and learning' in a white animated quote box on a dark blue background with green cyber bugs on it. In the right-hand corner in white Amanda Swann, Ofqual's Executive Director for General Qualifications.
Schools are not always cyber safe, leaving them vulnerable to cyber incidents.
However, 1 in 3 teachers did not have cyber security training last year.
Play your part, be cyber smart.
Read our press release:
gov.uk/government/news/ofqua…@educationgovuk@TeacherTapp
ALT 34% of schools and colleges in England experienced a cyber incident last year. Image of a school with animated cyber bugs in lime green and pink and a white warning sign.
10% of state secondary schools have had a cyberattack THIS academic year alone. Genuinely terrifying stuff.
I have nothing to shill that will help, except awareness. (via @TeacherTapp)
AI is a rapidly developing area and it is important for us to understand how useful our current guidance is and how we can improve it.
If you have a spare 5 minutes, we would grateful if you can complete our survey. Closing date is Friday 5 July.
surveymonkey.com/r/JCQ_AI_20…
We are hiring a Corporate Services Manager.
Interested? Find out more on our website: jcq.org.uk/about-us/work-wit…
✅ Excellent career opportunities
✅ Growth and development options
✅ Work from home
✅ Competitive salary
✅ Pension scheme
Apply now! Closing 31 May 2024.
Stay Cyber Safe:
1. Make sure all your accounts are in order
2. Set up appropriate levels of electronic access
3. Know the multi-factor authentication (MFA) process
4. Protect the integrity of downloads
5. Be alert to phishing!
Calling all schools and colleges: please share with your students to help us raise awareness of fraudulent accounts advertising exam papers for sale.
These accounts are scams and students should report them to their teacher or exam board.
We've updated our guidance on artificial intelligence (AI) use in assessments with some real-life malpractice examples - to help teachers and students complete coursework appropriately: jcq.org.uk/exams-office/malp…
the JCQ awarding bodies are keen to get feedback on the JCQ Artificial Intelligence Guidance, which was published last academic year.
We’d be grateful for your support in sharing this survey with teachers and heads of centres in your school or college.
surveymonkey.co.uk/r/AI_JCQ
We are excited to announce some fantastic opportunities to work for JCQ!
Please see our website for detailed job descriptions for Head of Communications and Head of Strategic Change.
jcq.org.uk/about-us/work-wit…
Keep your eyes peeled for more vacancies going live soon.
Congratulations to every student across England, Northern Ireland and Wales who are receiving their results.
A big thank you to each and every one of their teachers, exams officers, school and college leaders.
JCQ results data can be found here jcq.org.uk/examination-resul…
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Checkpoint 2 for level 3 vocational and technical qualifications results has now passed, but exams officers are still doing vital work until the end of term to ensure students get their results in full and on time this August.
#ResultsDay2023 @TheExamsOffice @NAEOUK
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